Golf-ball-marking machine.



W. B. SUPPLEEL GOLF BALL MARKING MACHINE. MPLIGA ION FILED MAR. 30.1912,

1,045,8O Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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GOLF-BALL-MARKING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 30, 1912. Serial No. 687,466.

Cynwyd, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements m Golf- Ball-MarkingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in golf ball marking machines, theobject of the invention being to provide a device which may be quickly 0rated to mark a golf ball with the imtia s or monogram of the user ofthe ball, so, that there will be no dispute on the links as to theownership of the ball.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is ofextremely simple inexpensive construction, strong and durable in use. i

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1,

is a view in side elevation illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2, is aview in longitudinal vertical section with the die removed. Fig. 3, is aview on an enlarged scale in cross section on the line 33 of Fig. 1omitting the spring pawl 28 and standard. Fig. 4, is a similar view onthe line t& of Fig. 1, andFig. 5, is a view in section partly brokenaway illustrating the manner of centering the characters on the die.

1, represents a base having an integral standard 2 thereon, the latterprovided above the base with a forwardly projecting bifurcated end 3,which is provided with alined openings 4 for the reception of a shaft 5on which a rotary die 6 is mounted. This die 6 has a star wheel 7secured thereto by means of screws 8 or other suitable fastening means,and washers 9 are preferably located against the inner faces of thestandard members. Around the outer face of the die, a circular series ofcharacters 10 are provided preferably comprising the letters of thealphabet, and on one face of the die, these letters appear indicatingthe characters of the die. At one point of the periphery of the die, adove-tailed recess 11 is provided for a die 13, which is secured thereinby means of a screw 14 having one portion of its headcut away. The base1 is pro vided with a cylindrical opening 15 constituting a guide for avertically movable plunger 17 having a cup 18 on its uppenend. This cup18 is adapted to receive a golf ball 19 to hold it in position below thedie. A foot 20 is provided on the lower end of plunger 17 and extendsthrough a recess 21 into a cylindrical opening 22. A coiled spring 23 islocated in this cylindrical openmg 22, exerts downward pressure on thefoot 20, and the upper end of this circular opening is screw-threaded,and is normally closed by a screw plug 24 against which the upper end ofthe spring bears.

A pocket 25 is formed in the-base below the plunger in which acantilever 26 is ful- Patented Nov.26,1912.

crumed on a pin 27. When this cam lever is depressed, it forces theplunger 17 for-- wardly, so that the ball 19 in cup 18 will. be

pressed into engagament with one of the characters 10.

The players, therefore, may mark the golf balls so that there will be noconfusion on-the links. A player may mark the ball with his own initialsby turning the die until his initial is above the golf ball, and thenpress the golf ball upwardly imprinting the ball with the initial.

The star wheel 7 above referred to is engaged by a spring pawl 28secured to a lug 29 on the standard, and this spring pawl engages in therecesses of the star wheel, and not only holds the same againstmovemeat, but insures each character being properly positioned withrelation to the ball in the cup.

If desired, screw receiving holes 30 may be provided in the base, sothat the device may be secured on a table or suitable support.

the general form and arrangement of parts described without departingfrom my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precisedetails set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changesand various slight changes might be made in alterations as fairly fallWithin the spirit 7 and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A golf ball marking machine compris ing a base, a standard fixed tothe base and bifurcated atits free end. a rotary die supported in thebifurcated end of the standard, said base having two cylindrical open--ings of different diameters therein, and a slot connecting the same,said basehaving a recess below one of, the cylindrical openings, avertically movable plunger in the larger cylindrical opening, a foot onthe plunger projecting through the slot and into the smaller cylindricalopening, a spring in the smaller opening exerting downward pres sure onsaid foot, a cam lever fulcrumed in the recess below the plunger, andsaid cam lever having a flat upper face bearing against the lower end ofthe plunger, substantially as described.

2. A golf ball marking machine c0mprising a base, a standard fixed tothe base and bifurcated at its free end, a rotary die supported in thebifurcated end of the standard, said base having two cylindricalopenings of diiierent diameters therein, and a slot connecting the same,said base having a recess below one of the cylindrical openings, avertically movable plunger in the larger cylindrical casing, a golf ballreceiving cup on the upper end of the plunger, a footon the plungerprojecting through the slot and into the smaller cylindrical opening, aspring in the smaller opening 4 exerting downward pressure on said foot,a screw plug in the upper end of the smaller opening to adjust thespring pressure, a cam lever fulcrumed in the recess below the plunger,and said cam lever having a flat upper face bearing against the lowerendof the plunger, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER B. SUPPLEE. Witnesses S. W'. FOSTER, CHARLES E. Po'rrs-

